The Sun. — London, England, 1838-05-05 00:00:00

THE CORONATION. PUBLIC MEETING, A meeting of the merchants.and traders of the cities of London and W estminster, &c., was held yesterday at the London Coffee-house, Lu dgate-hill, for the purpose of adopting such means as might appear desirable to induce her Majesty's Ministers to advise that the ceremo vial of the Coronation be observed in a manner suitable to the dignity of the crown, and the affectionate feelings of her Majesty's subjects. Alderman COPELAND, ALP., in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meeting, disclaimed all Political feeling on the subject which they had met to take into their consideration. He differed with her Majesty's Ministers in their view of the manner in which the ceremony of the Coronation should be s solemnised, because he considered it to be one of the most august and solemn ceremonies it was possible to imagine. It was the 1 te lling of a solemn religious compact between the Sovereign and the people. He treated all the anonymous attacks which had b een made upon him by letter and otherwise, in reference to this abject, with the contempt they deserved. One only of those annoy- Mous scribblers had ventured a signature to his effusion, and that person called himself " A Friend of the Monarchy and of Religion," and yet he said that any coronation at all was an absurdity.--(Hear, hear, and lau g ht er.) He (Alderman Copeland) differed with his correspondent He thought that their young Queen should be crowned in a manner be , fittieg her exalted station, and the character of this great empire.— (Re ar, hear.) He might be met by parties who would say that the re venues of the country were falling. Now, he was not one who was de. sirous of spending money uselessly, nor had he ever advised it; but he • was one who thought that whatever might be the cost of the Coronation, if co nducted as it ought to be, that expenditure would be a benefit to • ceremony about to b e per f ormed, was one which, in all probab i lity, the YoUngest amongst them might not see again. Alderman KELLY, in proposing the first resolution, said he appeared there with a feeling of the strictest impartiality, and without the slight est reference to any political motive or object whatever. Tie appeared there as one desirous to promote the trade of the city of London, and to assist a large class of industrious operatives—the Spitalfields silk weavers . — (Hear, hear.) He was anxious that the ceremony should be celebtated with its usual s pl en d our, b ecause t h at wou ld i n d uce th e pu b. lie to l ay out their money and promote the good of the poor artisans. The wor thy Alderman then referred to the munificent patronage and encouragement bestowed up on . th e Spitalfields weavers by her Majesty Queen Dowager. Her Majesty had given an impetus to their de.. ,dining trade, and her benevolent efforts had resulted in the good effect °f pro moting the c om f orts of the weavers, by setting their looms going. Had it not been for the fund raised by her Majesty's assistance, many of them would have perished during the inclement frost of the Past win ter.—(Hear, an d c h eers.) H e therefore hoped that t h e Coro ation would be celebrated with all its ancient and and accustomed splen tdour. He was sure her Majesty was well aware of the importance of iMeg encoura gement to trade, and partic u l ar ly the fancy trade. Her of . sty the Q ueen Dowager had ever that object in view, and the ladies her Court were desired to wear dresses of British manufacture only. short tine might be d one now; b ut in that case, he observed, t h at t h e 'Coronationwhich will intervene before the day at present fixed for the plans and • „ would not be sufficient for the p r eparation of the necessary dest. nianconelucedisbnys. After a few further ob s ervations the worthy Alder_ moving the first resolution mi l. Th e at in the opinion of this Meeting it is highly important that the Inn itY of her Ma Y jest 's Coronation should be observed with all the t splendour that has been usual on such occasions, which is alike due to &e? dignity of th e C rown of England, and to the gratification of the ectio nate feelings o f h er Majesty's subjects. A l r. Haaetso x seconded the resolution. The proposed plan of the Coronation had disappointed thousands of the silk weavers who were out employ es - • ssenething ought to be done to relieve their distress. Mr. FEARON, in moving an amendment to the resolution, coo_ !gained that the advertisernent assumed that the Coronation was not to be conducted in a manner suitable to the dignity of the crown, and the asaffectionate feelings of her Majesty's subjects. He did not think this null nunption was warranted. He did not think that an extraordinary a - Y os money was the best means of upholding the dignity of the Crown, or of gratifying the affectionate feelings of its subjects. With r espect to the distress which unhappily existed among the Spitalfields "savers, every man o f humanity must lament its existence; but if th_ere be a Cor onat i on every year, it would not relieve that distress. The cause of the depression of trade lay much deeper. There was no Man in England but was desirous of having the Coronation celebrated with a due attention to the forms used in olden times ; but the most . n p port ant question w as th e expense of th i s ceremony. They must bear imind that a quarter of a million of money was expended on the ban quet which was given at the coronation of George the Fourth, while the Coronation of William the Fourth, which was celebrated with all the dignity suited to the character of the nation, cost only one eighth of that sum. He thought they should hesitate before they engaged themselves in recommending an expenditure of anything like the s um that was expended on the coronation of George the Fourth. Let them remember that the country was only just recovering from the consequences of the late commercial crisis, and its revenues were de tereasing.—(Hear) lie then moved an amendment to the effect that to 'oPPort the "suitable dignity of the Crown" in the forthcoming coro nation of her Majesty, it was not essential that a large expenditure of th e public m oney s h ou ld ta k e place, and that the best mode of securing " the affectionate feelings of her Majesty's subjects" would be to pro tect them from taxation inseparable from a large outlay, and that her Majesty, in common with her Ministers, deserves the grateful thanks of the whole community for the evidence which they have afforded of t heir regard for an economical use of the national funds. The CHAIRMAN inquired if any one seconded the amendment ? and no one appearing disposed to do so, Mr. BROWNS was about to address the meeting, when Mr. HumPHREYS said he seconded the amendment. Mr. BROWN supported the resolution. They must recollect the im portant distinction between the present case and the coronation of William. the Fourth. Special embassies from Foreign Courts were de clined on the part of the British Government, as the Coronation of his late Majesty was to be conducted in an unusual spirit of economy. But POW every Foreign Court was waiting to see n whatd some of manner tthheemCwoerroe nation of our young Queen was to be sending special heralds to ascertain the degree celebrated,of splendour in which the ceremony would be performed. Besides, a feeling of gallantry would teach them that a young lady required a greater degree of at tractive magnificence in the important ceremony than an aged Mo. narch. He referred to the actual appointment of Marshal Soult 1 1 the Court of France as its Representative on that occasion, and to the recent vote of the Chamber of Deputies granting him tweaty thousand pounds to enable him to execute the functions of his office with becoming splendour, and he had said he would himself 'expend the same sum. He also adverted to the magnificent display Made by the Duke of Northumberland at the Court of France, which lst], no doubt, led that Court to emulate that Nobleman at the Corona tion of our young Queen. He strongly urged the propriety of calling nPon the Government to have that most important event celebrated with all its ancient and accustomed splendour, on the ground that the money ex_ !ended on it would benefit the middle classes throughout the country, and eventually return to the Exchequer through the various channels of , H I ndustry, not only with In terest, but compound interest.—(Cheers.) After a few observations f rom Mr. 01. t E s Mr. BRARON said that, to shorten the time of the meeting, he would Withdraw his amendment.—(Loud cheers.) The original resolution was then carried unanimously amidst much cheering. Mr. Moocc moved the second resolution :-- 2, That this Meeting also feels strongly impressed with the importance of this solemn ceremony being conducted on a scale of magnificence, Which will uphold the greatness of this country in the eyes of foreign nations, many of whose representatives will be present. The Coronation would not merely be an idle display, but it would Prove a substantial national benefit.—(Hear, hear.) It surely was not inconsistent with the character of a great and powerful country to pay reverence to its constitutional Sovereign—(Cheers)—and the people of e r n o g w ia u n . (l had, in all past times, upheld the dignity and splendour of the M r , Slitws el' seconded the resolution, which was carried. 3 :'Ltwis, in a spirited speech, proposed the third resolution : th e at the effect of conducting the Coronation of Her Maje s ty oh c " j a iT tl e °f grandeur formerly displayed, would be of the most benefi- esCription on all branches of trade and manufacture, especially such as are More immediately connected with taste and fashion, many of ""'ell are at the present moment in a state of considerable depression. n n e hoped that Ministers were not determined to thwart the feeling of E ;• gsinn en by having this solemn ceremony mutilated and shorn of 314 s , plenclo ur.—(Hear, hear.) But if, on the contrary, it was to be properlY c elebrated, one blaze of illumination would be lighted up from John o'Groats to Land's End, from the Humber to Holyhead, and from the Liffey to all parts of Ireland.— (Cheers.) It appeared that the Allnisters wished their young Queen to go from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey in a close carriage, like a timid girl escaping from the caresses of her lover.—(Laughter and cheers.) He was actuated in his desire ;0 see their young Sovereign crowned with becoming splen dour by sorn,,thing more than any advantage he could possibly derive from it by a fecling of English honour, English pride, and profound lo yalty to his Quez.n.—( Loud cheers.) Mr. Jon N powmg z.econded the resolution, which was carried. The following resolutions were also passed :- 4. That with these impressions, this meeting experience great regret at learning from authority that the Procession, and a great part of the Other ancient usages, are to be dispensed with on this occasion, thus diminishing the proper splendour of the ceremony, and depriving the various trades of the benefits which would otherwise result to them. 5. That an humble petition be presented to the Queen's Majesty, praying that no curtailment may take place in the ancient forms ob served at the Coronations of the Sovereigns of England, and for such a postponement of tho ceremony as may give time to make adequate pre parations for it. 6. That a Committee be apppinted to carry the foregoing resolutions into eftZ?ct, ' that they be requested to snake arrangements for such Petition 13. - ing presented, empowered to wait upon any department of Government .in furtherance of its prayer, and to take any other steps calculated to p?omote the objects of this meeting. 7. That the cor;iial thanks of this meeting be presented to Mr. Alder man Copeland for ;. , is able, courteous, and impartial conduct in the Chair. S. That the foregoing resolutions be published in such Papers as the Committee may direct. Alderman COPELAND said that, being entitled to the privilege, he 'would take upon himself the presentation of the petition to her Majesty 1 . 4 Person.—(Cheers.) Some other gentlemen addressed the meeting in a spirit congenial 'With the above resolutions.—The Meeting then separated. The Duke of Beaufort arrived in Park-place yes terday, from Newmarket. The Earl of Yarborough arrived in Arlington street on Thursday, from Brocklesby Hall, Lincolnshire. Lord it - loward de Walden and suite are hourly ex tected at Fahiaouth, from Lisbon. For the sake of expedition the o, ° b l e Envoy will c ome over in a steam vessel, which has been en g a g ed cbt . the occasion. His Lordship will remain in England until after the Coronation. „ Colon e l H owar d, M.P., and Lady Fraser, have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for their in ' aUsion in Portland treet. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager is, we are happy to state, convalescent. Her Majesty's indisposition arose from a cold caught during the prevalence of the late cutting north easterly winds, "Which confined her to her apartments for a few days. LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF IRISH LIFE. By ' 4 ". S. C. I:ALL—Mrs. Hall is one the most delightful writers of the Present time delineating Irish life and manners, and particularly in describing those .nenes and images which are so peculiarly characteristic of the southern counties of Ireland. We can give the most unqualified reco mmendation to these Lights and Shadows of Irish Life. They are pictures of living marines, by a writer who has lived from her girlhood to womanhood in the very ; :cenes she describes; every person connected with Ireland will feel the chaym of these volumes, and every one who delights in pictures of natural wssion and domestic feelings, will recog "le in these pages the genius of a N7r i ter of the first order.—Messenger. THE PANQUI IN CHINA, IN 1836-7 . — By C. T. DOWNING, Esc).— At a period when our position with China assumes so important an aspect, when the East India Charter has but just expired, and when the Chinese Government are making every attempt to suppress the s muggling going on between the two countries, a work like this must O ti, " neces sity be we likely to attract the immediate attenti on, and atten. e Perusal of all oiir countrymen. It is written in a fine, bold, and Manly style_is full of anecdote, and i i ights into the obscure privacies of Chine se li fe, high and low--is not defic:f nt in descri p tions, both of Place an d person — an d coni,Ains, h the moreover, several political remarks, ythic experienz e , as well a 5 talent of the author, render equally valttable and in teresting, —Court Joanalt SPORTING INTELLIGEN CE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. Wednesday Night. The sport this afternoon was short and uninteresting, moreover each was so badly contested as scarcely to require any particulars in addition to those sent from the Heath. In the first, Quicksilver made strong running till near the Duke's Stand, where Scamandar took it up, increased his lead at every stride he took, had time to run out as he entered the cords, and afterwards won by six lengths. Combat was beaten a long way from home. The second race was just as hollow a thing. Pocket Hercules would not run a yard, and suffered Fifer to win by six lengths. The Handicap, without being a good race, was something better. Streamlet made the play, followed by Rogers's filly till near the T. Y. C. post, where the latter went to her side, took up the running immediately after, and won by a length. The weather was fine and warm, but the company thin. We could not have expected otherwise with so unattractive a list. The match between Bamboo and Grey Momus for Friday excites considerable interest, the Grey being the favourite at 2 to 1. For the 1,000 Guineas Stakes (to-morrow) the odds are as fol lows:-- 11 to 8 agst Lord Jersey's Glenara 7 to 2 agst Lord Exeter's two, Mecca and Romania 4 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's The Fairy Queen 4 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Barcarolle THE DERBY. The match for Friday has given a check to the betting on this stake :9to 2 was offered against the Grey in vain—no one attempted to back him. Phoenix rose a point, but business altogether was excessively flat. The following were the prices :- 9 to 2 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus 6 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Phoenix 12 to 1 agst Mr. Armitage's Nonplus colt 25 to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Bretby 30 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Richard Roe—taken 3 to 1 agst 11Ir. Scott's lot Nothing done on the Oaks. Previous to the races, Phosphorus, winner of the last Derby, was put up for sale, and bought in at 900 guineas. Anchorite, Davie Gellatley, Gonfalon, William Tell, and some others, were also bought in. Spartacus fetched 31 guineas. Scroggins is sold to go abroad. THURSDAY. Match, 100, h. ft. D.M.—Lord Exeter's Corban, Bst. 71b. (Conolly), beat Lord Lichfield's Cassandra, 7st. 61b. Even bet ting. Won by a length. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each. D.M. 3 Subs. Lord Suffield's Cowboy, Bst. 121 b Duke of Richmond's Hooghley, 6st. 41b 2 Lord Lichfield's Cassandra, 7st. 101 b 2tol on Cowboy. Won by a head. A Gold Cup, value 40 sovs. (handicap), the surplus in specie, by subscription of 10 sovs. each, for three years old upwards. A.F. 4 Subs. Lord Exeter's Dardanelles, 4 yrs, Bst. 71b Conelly 1 Duke of Richmond's Bracelet, 4 yrs, 6st. 51b 2 Mr. Pane's Austerlitz, 5 yrs, Bst. 71b Mr. Bond's Coriolanus, 6 yrs, Bst. 71b 6t04 on Dardanelles, and 2 to 1 . agst Bracelet. Won by a length. The 1,000 Guinea Stakes, a subscription of 100 each, h. ft., for three vrs old fillies. D.M. 22 Subs. Lord Albemarle's br. f. Barcarolle, by Emilius E. Edwards 1 Lord Exeter's ch. f. Mecca, by Sultan, out of Miss Cantley...... 2 Lord Exeter's ch. f. Romania, by Sultan, out of Ramona The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord Jersey's ch. f. Glenara, Sister to Glencoe ; Mr. Osbaldeston's f. The Fairy Queen, by Brutandorf, out of Tickle, by Imelensko ; and Colonel Peel's Wave, by Defence, out of Yersatiliq. Betting-11 to 5 agst Glenara, 4 to I agst Barcarolle, 4 to I agst Romania, 5 to 1 agst The Fairy Queen, 6 to I agst Wave, and 7 to 1 agst Mecca. Won by a length. Match, 300, h. ft. Ab.M.—The Duke of Richmond's Allis, ist. 81b., received 100 cove. forfeit from Lord Chesterfield's Scrog gins, Bst. 91b. Match, 200, h. ft. T.Y.C.—Mr. Thornhill's Egeria, 9st. 21b ; agst Lord Chesterfield's Anchorite, 7st. 21b. Off by consent. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas, for four-yrs. old, 9st. 81b. ; five yrs. 10st. 81b. ; six yrs. and aged, 1 lst. R.C. !fr • Bird's Redshank, 5 yrs C. Edwards 1 Lord Exeter's Dardanelles, 4 yrs. Mr. Sowerby's St. Luke, 5 yrs. Mr. Payne's Policy, 4 yrs. 6 to 5 on Redshank, 3 to 1 agst Dardanelles, 4 to 1 agst Policy, and 6to 1 agst St. Luke. Dardanelles took the lead at an average four-mile pace. Redshank lying sotond, St. Luke third, and Po licy fourth, with about three or four lengths between each. They retained these positions to the hill near the termination of the course, where Dardanelles tired, and Redshank, passing him, won by five lengths. St. Luke and Policy never shifted their places, but were much wider apart at the finish than at the beginning. Further particulars of Thursday's Races. 50 Sovs. Stakes.-2 to lon Cowboy, who jumped off with the lead, and kept it at a good pace, Hooghley waiting on him with great patience till they were within the ropes, when ho got to his shoulder ; a tremendous race followed, the young one struggling gallantly without success, the race being awarded to Cowboy by a head ; Cassandra had nothing to do with the race. Cup Race.—Austerlitz made the running to the T. Y.C. post, where Dardanelles passed him with Braeeletin his wake; the latter, however, stopt here $o suddenly that noone expected that he would make another effort ; his clever little jockey (W. Day), however, " persuaded him to " come again" in the bottom, and to get within a length of Dardanelles as they passed the Judge's chair. Austerlitz was a zery moderate third ; but the Noble Roman" kept a long way behind. 1,000 Guinea Stakes.—The race was confined from beginning to end to Barcarolle and Mecca, the latter leading at a strong pace for a quarter of a mile, when Barcarolle headed her about half a length, improved the advantage as she neared the cords, and finally won cleverly by a length. Romania was beaten nearly half a length from Mecca. The Fairy Queen and Glenara were some lengths astern of this lot, and Wave had cut it long before she reached the ropes. The winner is the property of Lord Albemarle. The betting in the evening was as under MATCH (FRIDAY.) 2 to 1 on Grey Momus agst Bamboo. NEWMARKET STAKES (FRIDAY.) 6 to 5 on Duke of Portland's Bcetian—taken 3 to 1 agst Gen. Grosvenor's Daedalus 7 to 2 agst Lord Stradbroke's Beggarman DERBY. We did not hear a bet made on this race. 9to 2 offered agst Grey Momus (taken sto 1), 5 to 1 agst Phoenix (taken 6 to 1), 1 9 to 1 agst Nonplus, and 22 to 1 agst Bamboo (taken 25 to 1). An attempt was made to take 15 to 1 about Cobham, but no one would bet against him. THY OAKS. 7 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Barcarolle 11 to 1 agst Lord Suffield's Callist• Offers to take 12 to 1 about Brown Duchess, and 20. to 1 about Glenara. Phosphorus is sold, to go abroad, for 910 guineas. FRIDAY. (First Class) HandicapSweepsaesof 10 sovs. each, for three years old and upwards. T. Y. C. 6 Subs. Duke of Richmond's Bracelet, 3 yrs, 6st. 121 b .W. Day 1 Mr. Tilbrook's f. by Partisan, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b Mr. Pettit's Anne Boleyn, 3 yrs, 6st. 91b Colonel Peel's f. by Defence, 3 yrs, 6st. 91b 4 Mr. Osbaldeston's Mahometan, 4 yrs, Bst. 121 b Betting-2 to 1 agst Bracelet and 2to 1 agst Partisan. Won by half a length. Match, 300, h. ft. A.F.—Lord Exeter's Troilus, Bst. 21b. (Conelly), beat Lord Lichfield's The Carpenter, Bst. 121 b. sto 2on Troilus. Won by half a length. Match, 300, h. ft. R.M.—Lord G. Bentinck's Grey Momus (J. Day), beat Lord Suffield's Bamboo by two lengths, Bst. 71b. each. Match, 300, h. ft. D.M.—lkir. S. Stanley's Rat-trap, Bst. 21b. , beat Lord Suffield's Caravan, sat. 91b. Won by a neck. I I to 5 on Rat-trap. The Newmarket Stakes,a Subscription of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three years old, colts, Bst. 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b D.M. 17 Subs. Duke of Portland's c. Bcetian, by Taurus S. Day 1 Lord Stradbroke's b. c. Beggarman, by Zinganee General Grosvenor's ch. c. Dwdal us Lord Exeter's f. Romania Betting-6 to 4on Bcetian, 3to 1 agst Beggarman, 4t o 1 ags t Dwdalus, and 10 to 1 agst Romania. Won by a head. (Second Class) Second Class Sweepstakes of 10 sots. each, for three years old and upwards. T. Y.C. 6 Subs. Mr. Bond's b. c. by Reveller, 3 yrs, 6st. 41b Cotton 1 Mr. Sowerby's St. Luke, 5 yrs, 9st Duke of Richmond's Hooghley, 3 yrs, 6st. 41b Lord Albemarle's Gil Blas, 4 yrs, 7st. Illb Betting-6 to 4 agst St. Luke, 2to 1 agst Hooghley. Won by a head. Match, 300, h. ft. First three miles of B.C.—Lord Exeter's Velure, Bst. 21b., received 100 sovs. from Mr. Greville's Mango, Bst. 121 b., Match,' 200, h. ft. T.Y.C.—Mr. Thornhill's Saintfoin, Bst. 121 b., received from Lord Wilton's Sister to Bamfylde, Bst. Match, 200, h. ft. D.M.—The Duke of Beaufort's Inuendo, received from Lord Suffield's Bamboo, Set. 71b. each. Match, 100, h. ft. D.M.—Lord Suffield's Cowboy, Set. 91b., received from the Duke of Richmond's Skilleygelee, Bst. EGLINTON PARK RACES, MONDAY, ArRIL 30. The Irvine Cup, by subscription of 10 sovs. each, p.p., with 50 added by the inhabitants of Irvine, an d 50 b y t h e Earl of Eglin ton ; four yrs old, Ilst. 3lb ; five, I Ist. 121 b ; six, 12st. 41b ; aged, 12st. 71b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b. Once round and a distance. 16 Subs. Mr. Fairlie's br. g. Zohrab, by Lottery, aged Capt Pettet 1 Lord Eglinton's b. c. St. Bennett, by Catton, 4 yrs Mr. Robertson's ch. g. Olympic, aged Won by a length. The Welter Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h. ft., with 30 added by the Club. 13st. each. One mile. 4 Subs. Lord Eglinton's b. g. tEolus, 5 yrs Sir F. Johnstone 1 Mr. Spiers's Little Johnny, by Catton, aged Won by half a length. The Trial Stakes of 5 save. each, p.p., with 20 added by the Club, for hunters ; five yrs, Ilst. 11lb ; six yrs, 12st. 31b ; aged, 12st. 61b. Half a mile. 9 Subs. Captain Richardson's b. g. Deceiver, aged Owner 1 Mr. Robert son ' s b . g. Robin Rough'head, aged Mr. Lamb's Moth, by Emilius, out of Butterfly, 6 yrs 3 Sir J. Boswell's Worthy, by Son of Reveller, 6 yrs ... ......... 4 Four others also started, but were not placed. Wen by a length. Three-years -old St a k es of 20 sovs. each, p.p. ; colts, Bst. 31b ; fil lies, Bst. One mile and a half. 5 Subs. Lord Eglinton's b. f. Bellona, by Beagle Lye 1 Lord Rosslyn's b. c. Brush, by Beagle Lord Kelburne's eh. f. by Aetteon, out of Purity... 3 Sir Wra. Scott's b. c. Torch, by Lamplighter, out of Rosebud, 4 yrs (conditionally) ..................................... Won by a head. The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs. each, p.p., with 50 added by Lord Kelburue ; five years, 12 s t ; s i x years, 1•)st. 51b ; aged, I2st. 81b. Two miles. 8 Subs. Sir J. Boswell's Worth, 6 yrs Captain Pettet 1 Captain Richardson's D eceivor, aged 2 Mr. Lamb's Moth, 6 yrs ..................... 3 Sir W. Maxwell's Peter Simple, by Ben Ledi, aged SirD.raßairdis Gridiron, o, 10 o aged.,,,,,,, . The Cigmllar Stakes each, . . . v . ithsoa . Clde a by W. J. L. Gilmour, Esq ; three yrs, lOst. Blb • four, 1 Ist. 71b ; five, 12st. 51b; six, 12st. 121 b; aged, 13st. One mile and a half. 7 Subs. Lord Eglinton's St. Bennett, 4 yrs ........ ...Sir F. Johnstone Lord Rosslyn's Brush, 8 yrs TUESDAY, The Hunters' Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if de clared by the Ist day of March, with So added by Lord A. Sey mour, for hunters. One mile and a h a lf. 13 S u b s ., six of whom declared. 1 Mr. Robertson's b. g. Robin Roughhead, aged, list. 81b Captain, y r D s r ,. lOst.s3n Syntax, Mr. J. 0. Fairlie's Valentine, by Lottery, ' 5 yrs, 1 lst. 31b .. 3 L Si o r rd n E . g ß l a it i t r t d on 's 's T b b . e g C . b aged, lOst. 131 b 4 Thu Pebble Stakes of 5 sovs. each, p.p., with 50 added by Sir F. Johnstone, for horses not thorough bred ; four yrs, 1 Ist. 6lb ; fi ve 12st. 21b ; six, 12st. 7 1 b ; aged, 12 st. 131 b. Once round thi course. 9 Subs. Captain Richardson's b. g. Deceiver, aged, 12st. lolb Mr. J. 0. Fairlie's Valentine, 5 yrs, 12st. 21b ...... Sir J. Boswell's Co4nov it, aged, 12st. 10Ib The Two-year Stakes of 20 soya. each, p.p. ; colts, Bst. 31b ; fillies, Bst. Half a mile. 9 Subs. Lord Eglinton's ch. f. Lais, by Corinthian, out of Rectitude._ Mr. Alexander's ch. f. by Corinthian, out of Theresa 2 The Atalanta Challenge Vhip, added to a Handicap of 5 soya. each. p.p., for horses the property of Ladies, or that have been con stantly in the habit of carrying Ladies. Quarter of a mile. 4 Subscribers. Mrs. Alexander's Caro Dolce, aged, 11st. 31b 1 Miss Boswell's Actreonides, by Actaeon, 6 yrs, 12st. 61b The Lindon Stakes of 5 sots. each, p.p., with 25 added by Mr. Grant Macdowall, for hunters, 13st. 71b. One mile. 6 Subs. Captain Richardson's b. g. Deceiver, aged l. Mr. T. Spiers' Little Johnny, by Catton, aged 2 The Armadale Stakes of 25 sous. each, p.p., with 50 aided by Lord Macdonald. 13st. Two miles. . 7 Subs. Mr. J. 0. Fairlie's. Zohrab, aged Mr. Robertson's ch. g. Olympic, aged ' 2 CHESTER RACES, MONDAY, MAY 7. The Trial Stakes of 15 sovs, each, with 50 added by the Stand Committee ; three yrs, 6st. 41b ; four, Bst. 61b ; five, 9st. 21b ; six and aged, 9st. 61b ; mares and geldings allowed 21b. Once round. Four Subscribers or no race. To close and name on the day of entry for the Plates. Mr. E. Peel's gr. c. Saul, 3 yrs ; Lord Derby's b. f. Miss Bowe, 4 yrs ; Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Pamraon, 4 yrs ; and Mr. Worthing ton's b. c. Battledore, dam by Filho da Puta, 3 yrs. A Produce Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h. ft. ; colts, Bst. 41b ; fillies,•Bst. ; 31bs. allowed to untried stallions, or out of mares whose produce have not won, but not to both. Two miles. Mr. F. R. Price's b. or br. c. Captain Pops, by Priam, out. of Valve ; lord Derby's br. c. by Humphrey Clinker, out of Armida ; Marquis of• Westminster's b. f. by Pantaloon, out ofßanter ; Mar quis of Westminster's b. f. Volusia," by Pantaloon, out of Ambus cade; Mr. Mostyn's b. f. by Brutandorf, out of Her High ness (31bs) ; Sir T. Stanley's b. or hr. c. by Brutandorf, out of H enry Masterton's dam ; Sir It. W. Bulkeley s b. f. by Teniers, out of Mrs Suggs. The Tradesmen's Plate of 200 sous. in specie, added to a Handic a p Sweepstakes of 20 sous. each; 10 ft., and 5 sous. ft. only if de clared on or before the Ist February. Three to accept or no race. To start at the Castle-pole, run twice round, and end at the Coming-in-chair. Second horse to receive 25 soya, out of the stakes. b. m. Birdlime, aged, 9st. 81b ; Gen. Yates's ch. h. Sylvan, 6 yrs, 9st. 61b ; Mr. C. M. St. Paul's bi - % h. Galewood, 5 yrs, 9st ; Mr. Barrow's b. m. Catherina, aged, Bst. 101 b ; Cap tain Lamb's ch. c. Chit Chat, 4 yrs, Bst. 51b ; Mr. Robinson's ch. h. Whaley, 5 yrs, Bst. 31b ; Mr. F. R. Price's br. h. Went worth, 5 yrs, Bst. 31b ; Mr. J. 0. Fairlie's br. g. Zohrab, aged, Bst. llb ; Mr. Clarke's b. h. Magician, 5 yrs, Bst ; Lord Eglinton's b. g. The Potentate, by Langar, 6 yrs, 7st. 131 b ; Mr. Houlds worth's b. c. Combat, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b; Mr. T. Walters's br. h. King Cole, 5 yrs, 7st. 81b ; Mr. Bower's b. c. Lord Stafford, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b ; Lord Miltown's ch. c. Fusileer, by The Colonel, 4 yrs, 7st. 61b; Mr. J. Allen's b. m. Vesper, 5 yrs, 7st. 51b; Lard Derby's ro. c. Parolles, 4 yrs, 7st. llb ; Mr. B. .411ett's br. c. Conservative, by Voltaire, 4 yrs, 6st. 121 b; Mr. Fowler's br. m. Mersey, 5 yrs, 6st. 111 b ; Mr. G. Cooke's ch. f. Rachel, 4 yrs, 6st. 101 b; Sir T. Stan ley's gr. f. Violet, 4 yrs, 6st. 61b. Seven declared and pay 5 sovs. forfeit each. A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added by the Stand Com mittee, for horses that never won before the day of entry for the Plates ; three yrs, 6st. 121 b; four, Bst. 21b • five, Bst. 81b ; six and aged. Bst. 121 b; mares allowed 21b. Three Subscribers or no race. Heats, two miles. To close and name on the day of entry for the Plates. Lord Eglinton's ch. c. Achilles by Actaeon, 3 yrs ; Lord War wick's b. c. Brutandorf, out of Melody, 3 yrs ; Mr. T. Topham's Bathany, by Burgandy, out of Celandine, by Rubens, 4 yrs ; Mr. F. R. Price's b. f. Whirlwind (late Wind) 3 yrs ' • Mr. Arrow smith's ch. f. Margravine by Margrave, 3 vr s ; C ap t. Lamb's ch. c. Metal, 4 yrs ; Mr. Pursell's br. c. late Bird, 3 yrs; Sir T. Stan ley's ch. e. by Bay Malton out of Polly Oliver, 3 yrs ; Mr. Wilson Patten's br. c. Percy by Recovery, out of Blackburn's dam, 3 yrs ; Mr. Wise's ch. c. Contentment, 3 yrs; Mr. Tempest's ch., c. Ped lar by Belzoni, 3 yrs. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1838. TUESDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas ; three yrs old, 7st. 21b ; four, 9st. 21b; five, lOst ; six and aged, 10st. 51b. Thrice round, rather more than three miles. Mr. Bellis's b. h. Seventy-four by Memnon, 5 yrs ; Mr. Brad ley's b. h. Exorable, 5 yrs ; Mr. E. Peel's ch. c. Gadfly, 3 yrs ; Mr. C. M. St. Paul's br. h. Galewood, 5 yrs ; Mr. G. Dawson's ch. c. Aimwell by Actwon, 3 yrs ; Mr. T. Topham's ch. f. 8a... thany, 4 yrs ; Mr. F. R. Price's br. h. Wentworth, 5 yrs ; Mr. Barrow's b. m. Catherina, aged; Mr. Duncalf's b. c. Drone, 3 yrs ; Mr. Cooke's hr. h. Red Rover, aged ; Mr. Collett's b. C. Conservative, 4 yrs ; Mr. Wise's ch. c. antentment, 3 yrs ; Mr. 'l'. Walters' hr. h. King Cole, 5 yrs. ; Mr. Roylance's br. h. Mas ter of the Rolls, 5 yrs. A Sweepstakes of 25 soya. each, for two years old ; colts, Bst. 51b ; fillies, Bst. 21b. Half a mile. Mr. R. J. Mostyn's b. c. by Sir Gray, out of Sprig by Whisker; Mr. Mostyn's b. c. Papincau by Emancipation, out of Archduchess; Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Apothecary by Physician, out of Cowboy's dam ; Mr. Fowler's b. c. Lepidus by Emilius, out of Co ttillon by Partisan ; Capt. Lamb's br. c. Speed by Physician, dam by Wan ton ; Mr. T. Walters' eh. c. Sir Mark, brother to Rococo by Cetus ; Mr. E. Peel's ch. f. Switch by Cain, out of Noodle's dam. Sixty Guineas (clear) the gift of the Members for the City, for three years old colts Est. 81b., fillies, 6st. 61b., four years old colts Bst. 41b., fillies Est. 11b. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. E. Peel's gr. c. Saul, 3 yrs; Mr. G. DawsoiT;cll.2Ain well by Actaeon, 3 yrs ; Mr. T. Topharn's ch. f. llathiany, 4 yrs ; Mr. Arrowsmith's ch. f. Margravine by Margrave, 3 yrs; Mr. Marlow's ch. f. Fair Play, 3 yrs; Sir T. Stanley's gr. f. Violet, 4 yrs ; Mr. Collett's b. c. Conservative, 4 yrs ; Mr. Robert's b. f. Volusia, 3 yrs; Mr. James's b. c. Jim Crow by Waverly, 4 yrs; Mr. Wise's ch. c. Contentment, 3 yrs. WEDNESDAY. The Dee Stakes of 50 says. each, h. ft., for three years old ; Derby weights. To start at the Castle-pole, go once round, and finish at the Coming-in-chair. Lord Westminster's ch. c. Sir Ralph, by Pantaloon, out of Basilisk; Lord Derby's ch. c. Ole Bull. by Taurus, out of Miss Clifton ; Mr. Price's ch. f. Zillah, by Reveller, out of Morisco. by Morisco; Sir T. Stanley's b. c. by Tramp or St. Nicholas, dam Neva ; Lord Westminster's ch. c. Muscovado, by Pantaloon. The Stand Cup,value 100 sovs., the gift of the Stand Committee, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for all ages ; three yrs, fist. 101 b ; four, Bst. 51b ; five, Bst. 121 b. ; six and aged, 9st. 21b. A winner of the value of 100 sovs. in either Plate or specie, o nce to carry 3lbs., twice slbs., and thrice 71b. extra. Twice round and a distance. Mr. F. Price's Ludford, 6 yrs; Mr. J. Fairlie's Zohrab, aged; Mr. J. Fairlie's ch. c. Abraham Newland, 4 yrs ; Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Gasparo, by St. Nicholas, dam by Cerberus, 3 yrs ; Mr. Mostyn's b. m. Birdlime, aged ; Mr. Buckley's bl. h. Dick, 5 yrs ; Captain Lamb's ch. c. Chit Chat, 4 yrs; Gen. Yates's ch. h. Syl van, 6 yrs. A Purse of 601. (in lieu of the its Cityplate), the gift of a portion of the Town Council, andof Officers who are anxious to promote the interests of the City Chester ; three years old to carry 6st. 71b., four fist. 41b., five Bst. 121 b., six and aged, 9st. 21b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats, one mile and a half ; three to start or no race. To clos.: and name on the day of entry for the Plates. Mr. Bradley's b. h. Exorable, 5 yrs; Mr. E. P ee l' s ch. c. Gadfly, 3 yrs ; Mr. G. Dawson's ch. c. Aimwell by Actaeon, 3 yr ,. Lord tglinton's b. g. The Potentate, 6 yrs ; Lord Warwick's b. c: by Brutandorf, out of Melody, 3 yrs ; Mr. Arrowsmith's ch. f. Margravine by Margrave, 3 yrs ; Mr. Barrow's b. in. Catherina, aged ; Mr. Marlow s ch. f. Pair Play, 3 yrs ; Mr. Coll e t t ' s b. Conservative, 4 yrs ; Lord Miltown's ch. h. Fusileer, .5 yrs ; Mr. Wise's ch. c. Contentment, 3 yrs ; Sir T. Stanley's b. c. by Tramp or St. Nicholas, 3 yrs ; Air. Roylance's br. h. Master of the Rolls, 5 yrs. THURSDAY. A Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, for three years old fillies, Bst. 41b. each. Once round and a distance. Three Subscribers or no race ; if six, the second to receive back his stake. The Marquis of Westminster's Plate , value 100 sovs. in speeie, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each , h. ft. ; three yrs, to carry a feather ; four, B st. ; five , 9 st. ; six and aged, 9st. 41b. Thrice round the course. Three to start, or the money will not be given. Mr. J. Fairlie's br. g. Zohrab, aged ; Mr. J. Fairlie's eh, c. Abraham Newland, 4 yrs ; Lord Derby's ro. c. Parolles, 4 yrs ; Mr. Mostyn's b. tn. Birdlime, aged ; Mr. Buckley's bl. h. Di c k , 5 yrs • Captain Lamb's ch. c. Chit Chat, 4 yrs , Gen. Yates' s c h, h. Sylvan, 6 yrs. The Beeston Castle Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 sovs. added by the Gentlemen of Cheshire and the Principality ; one mile and a half. To close and name on the day of entry-for the Plates ; the weights to be published by eight o'clock on Tiesdaz evening in the race week. The horses to be handicapped by the Stewards, or whom they shall appoint. Three to start, or no race. Mr. E. Peel's ch. c. Gadfly, 3 yrs ; Lord Eglinton's b. g. The Potentate, 6 yrs ; Mr. Denham's b. c. Compensation, 3 yrs ; Mr. F. E. Price's ch. h. Ludford, 6 yrs; Mr. Duncalf's b. c. Drone, 3 vrs ; Mr. Phillip's br. g. Harlequin, 5 yrs ; Mr. Collett's b. C. Conservative, 4 yrs; Sir T. Stanley's gr. Y. Violet, 4 yrs. FRIDAY. The Palatine Stakes of 50 sovsTeaci), h. ft., for three years old ; colts, Bst. 71b. ; fillies, Bst. 21b. ; thee out of untried mares, or got by untried stallions at the time of na m i ng , a ll owe d 31b.1 ; those got by untried stallions, and out of untried mares, allowed 51b. To start at the Castle-pole, go once round, and finish at the Coming-in-chair. Lord Westminster's ch. c. Sir Ralph, by Pantaloon (allowed 31b.) ; Lord Derby's ch. c. by Felt, da m RO sa lb a (31b . ) ; Sir 'l'. Stanley's br. c. Piccaroon, by Voltaire, out. of I n h er it or ' s dam ; Sir R. Bulkeley's ch. f. by Medoro, dam by Whisker, out of Alercu tio's dam. The Cheshire Stakes of 25 sovs. each, with 50 added by the Citi zens of Chester, 15 sovs. ft., and 5 soya. only if declared on or before the Ist February. Second horse to save his stake. Tw o miles. Captain Lamb's ch. c. Chit Chat, 4 yrs, Bst. Mb • Mr. F. Pri ce's br. h. Wentworth, 5 yrs, Bst. 21b ; Mr. J. ' Fairlie's br. g. Zobrist) aged, Bst. llb ; Mr. Clarke's b. h. Magician, 5 yrs, 7st. 131 b ; Alc• Houldsworth's b. c. Combat, 4 yrs, 7st. 91b ; Mr. T. Walters's br. h. King Cole, 5 yrs, 7st. 71b; Mr. A. Phillips's br. Harlequin, by Bay Halton, out of Cinderella, 5 yrs, i s t ; L or d Derby's ro. C. Parolles, 4 yrs ; Mr. Fowler's br. m. Mers e y, 5 yrs . Two declared, and pay 5 sovs. forfeit eac h. The Roodee Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h. ft., w i t h 50 a dded by the Stand Committee, for three years old, th a t h ave run during the week ;to start at the two-years-old p os t, go once roun d and m. 12 The Wirrall Stakes of 10 sovs. each, w ith 50 a dd e d b y the Gentle men of Wirral], for two and three y ears o ld ; two yrs , 6st. 1b ; three yrs, 9st. ; mares and geldi ngs a ll owe d 21b s. Five Sub; g. scribers or no race. Three q uar t ers o f a m il e. T o close and name on the day of entry for the Plates. Lord Eglinton's ch c. Achilles, by Actaeon , 3 yrs ; Mr. Den ham's b. c. Compensation, 3 vr s ; M r. F . R. Price's br. c. Cap tain Pops, 3 yrs ; Sir R. Bulkeley's b. f. Piccotee, 3 yrs ; Lord Derby's ch. Rodora, by Felt, 3 y rs ; Si r T . S tan l ey ' s b. c. Gaspa roni, 3 yrs ; Mr. Worthingto n ' s b. c . by Battledore, 3 yrs. The Ladies Purse, value 501., t o b e run f or b y h orses b ea ten during the week ; the best of heats, twice round the course to a heat , to start at the Coming-i n -Ch a i r; three years old 6st. 1 01 b ., four Bst., five Bit. 91b., six an d age d Bst. 121 b ; mares and gel din g s allowed 21b. A winn er o f one 501. clear to carry 21b. extra, of two 51b., and three or more 8 1b .—Second horse to rec eive 10/. To name at seven o ' c l oc k on T hursday evening t h e 10th May Almack's second ball, being the last night of the first set of subscription, took place Thursday evening, and 'v as attended by above two hundred fashionable,. Lady Compton Doraville will give a soiree dansante on Monday, the 14th inst., at the late residence of the Dowager- Duchess of Beaufort, in Grosvenor-square. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ai!esbury are ex pected to arrive in Paris about the middle or end of the present month, on their return to England, DR. CHALMERS' LECTURES. FOURTH LECTURE.' Thursday at two o'clock Dr. Chalmers delivered his fourth Lecture at the Hanover_square Rooms. There was a very crowded attendance, among whom' we noticed several Noble Lords and Members of Parlia. ment. The Duke of Cambridge was not present. Dr. CIILLNIERS commenced his Lecture by saying —I feel it necessary to make a slight recapitulation of my former Lecture. lam anxious to impress upon you the distinction which exists between two sorts of what is called the voluntary principle —a distinction almost never ad. verted to—but which it is of the utmost importance to discriminate be tween the one and the other. A man may make a voluntary return for Christian ministration ; °rile may make an offer, in the shape of a donation, to set a going or support a Christian ministration other than his own. The one is as voluntary as the other—he may not have been more willing to make remuneration of his own share than of another's. This, it was said was the result of the voluntary principle. Two things so different in their nature ought to be set apart from each other by different names. When a congregation, from their own funds or con tributions, support their own Minister, we shall put it down to inter nal voluntaryism, on the basis that themembers raise the amount among themselves ; but when the supporters received from those who do not form members of the congregation, we shall put that down to external voluntaryism, as coming fl'om people without the con- gregation. One is voluntaryism ab infra, and the other is vo luntaryism ab extra. Now I want to impress upon you that the internal quadrates in all its parts with the system of free trade in Christianity; but the external voluntaryism is an offence to the doc. trine and judgment of free trade and Christianity, and so far from being in coliffict with a National Establishment, it was the outlet of external voluntaryism, through the channel of the Government, by the act of which the various and insufficient operation of that principle is carried out to the supply of the religious wants of the whole community. As, for instance, in the Highlandi of Scotland, where the Gaelic is spoken, with a population of 180,000, internal voluntaryism, during a whole century, did not raise six congregations in that country; while by the act of a single night in the House of Commons, there were raised forty Government Churches for the Gaelic population of the Highlands of Scotland. I now come to the proper subject of this day's Lecture—of the circumstances which determined a Government to select one deno. mination of Christianity over the other for the national religion. It seems a very clear and advisable axiom, that there can be nothing better for a nation than when a common sentiment in favour of what is good and right is shown between the rulers and the people, and when one and the same principle harmonised and actuated both. An agreement be tween these two parties is indispensable to the natural tranquillity of the State, and there do occur periods in history when this becomes so strong and sympathetic as to give rise to a sort of moral jubilee, or high and constitutional rejoicing in the land. When the heart of the Sovereign brats in unison with the acclamations of the multitude, then the dis tinction between the voluntary and established principle is forgotten, and both are blended In one common offering for the nations' welfare. Such was the case when the hostile Armada approached the coast of England; the appeal of the Sovereign was responded to by the willing services and contributions of all the people of the land; or where a grant from the Treasury had been made, in grateful remembrance of the ser vices of a public benefactor, not only with the public approbation, but followed up by the contributions of the public in testimony of departed worth. When famine or pestilence, or some signal calamity, involved thousands of families, the coffers of the State and the purses of the people were opened for their relief, and the line of demarcation between one religion and another was trodden under foot, and which, but for the controversy of the present day, would never more have been heard of. This union of the warring elements took place in the time of the capri cious despot who first broke the yoke of the Church of Rome; with the milder sway of his successor; and still more with the imprisonment of the venerable Fathers of the English Church, who would have laid down their lives in defence of the pure and sacred faith which they professed. Look to the rapturous acclamation that took plane upon their liberation; it is from such ebullitions we catch the transient glimpse of a commu nity in its best and happiest mood.—(Cheers.) When all parties, all classes, and all the wealth and energies of a nation are concentrated in one common object, all jealousies are forgotten. It has happened, not unfrequently, in the history of nations, that religion has been the theme of this generous and widespread exultation, as on the restoration of the ordinances of the Old Testament; or, in modern times, in the celebration of the triumph of truth and liberty. In the former in. stances, the olden period of the Kings of Israel, looking at the rejoicings that took place upon the re-establishment of the Church of their forefathers, there was no calculating between the legal and the voluntary principle in those days; the people, under the authority of one, rendered their tithes, and under the impulse of the other they added their free-will offerings. When the King made the grants from the Treasury, the people at the same time cast, with ex tended hand, into the treasury of the Temple. There was no war be tween those two principles. In the reign of David, Soloman, and Jeho.. sophat, which were the happiest days of the chosen people, there was thenain harmonious working of both. Now, I would refer you to the Book of Exodus as a proof that the voluntarypreceded the legal, as in the erection of the Tabernacle; but when the legal came out, it did not supersede the voluntary—that is to say, chiefly external voluntaryism. If you read in the latter end of the reign of David, you will see that the last day, t ts t extension per i od o f fund for the erea ti on o f t h e T emp l e was ma d e up f rom b ot h , an d you w ill find them acti ng h armon i ous l y toget h er i n I srae l i n t h e t i me o f S o l oman d d Jaeyh, h o at h a p It , t Jewishof ithe Church,hi tory it statedl would fair distribution between the legal and the voluntary, that we should build the Churches, and the State should endow them, and there are cer tain arguments that can be advanced in favour of this being the proper course. I know that some of our friends in Scotland are exceedingly jealous upon this subject; they suppose that it may countenance the abolishing of Church-rates. I say, no. As far as the Church is con cerned, we are willing to receive assistance from voluntaryism for the erection of new Churches; but we will not make a single step if there is to be, contemporaneous with it, the setting aside and putting down Church-rates. It would be neither more nor less than giving with the one hand that which was taken by the other. Church-rates, therefore, ought not tope put down to the account of voluntaryism. lam decidedly on the same side as William Cobbett, on the question of Church-rates.—(A laugh.) They are a special property belonging to the whole community for the purposes of religious instruction, and cannot be accounted a hardship upon those orders who are liable to pay them. These exam ples have all been drawn from the Jewish history —a people whose Kings lived with them under a pure Theocracy—who had their Pro phets acting under credentials which had Heaven's authority, and who had the books of His law, which ordained a Priesthood, and set apart a maintenance for themselves and their families. Here then is a subsistence provided for the clergy —a clear and expressed sanction for an established religion ; but the question we have now to consider is as it regards Christian Kings and Christian communities. We are then to enquire what the circumstances were which under our present dispen sation brought on and justified the provision for a national clergy tbr the preaching of the Gospel to all. So far as it is known to us the facts of the case were these. For . centuries 'after the promulgation of the Gospel, it was not only an unprotected but a persecuted faith. It was, however, still nurtured and strengthened under persecution, and took firmer root, like the trees which are craddled in the storm; and it seemed to have afresh accession of strength from every edict which was fulmi nated against it for the purpose of putting it down. Converts became snore numerous—indeed so numerous that it is even now a matter of much doubt—indeed it seems to be almost impossible to determine whether it was the piety or the policy which induced Constantine to throw the protection of the Imperial shield over Christianity. If it ori ginated from the former, then he only did upon his throne shatwh the pa rent does in the bosom of his family. Hi: gave to e Aire,ire ' and the other to Isis household, a gift consecrated by himwho is the Un iversal Giver. He provided them with a re li g i ous education, a s the best boon which he could confer. But he may have bec ome a Christian from policy and not from principle, for the explanation of his conduct. If so then I by a very different standard, and if he was not actuated and this may be the ke y he must be tries pr oved himself to be at least a wise governor, not be. the religion of the majority of the people.— Tl e' matss a 'o y uld be a policy altogether indefensible, but he was by causehrwise,e religion, becausehe gave in on finding that Christianity induced the people to become peaceable and contented. This is a very different matter from his giving way to the wishes of the majority, which may some_ times be done for the weak purpose of keeping in power.—(Loud cheers.) It is a very different thing to give way for such a purpose, and giving way in order to put the people under the best moral government that is to be found, from giving way to a system which it was evident made a virtuous and well ordered commonwealth.—(Cheers.) If even the eedumcaaytio have n, h o best seen heat h en could say of Christians, " Beheld how they love one another," e that os u consulted the te establish_ interests on sure ly that must have been enough to attract the attention of the Alonarc h. If it were found that Christians m a d e th e b es t so ldi ers an d peaceable, of his country , and conduced most to the p eac e and well-ordering of the commonwea lth. The soundness of his policy a s a INlonarch cannot be d ou bted in such a v i ew of the case ; and I will contend that there w as universal no blemish in t he com p liance of the Christian Chu rch with the over ot of Christianstan Constantine tures that were made to them. You will all recollect the model of an establishment which I gave you in the case of a Moravian being sent for India planter, to superintend and Ch r istianize his by a West 2OO or 300 slaves. Tha t Moravian would indeed be weak if he wished to know and enquired into the motives of th e p l anter if he wanted to know w hether he acted from a Christian s p ir it, or merely be-' would make his Ch r istianity wou caus e that he knew s slaves more obedient, and of course more valuable. Was t h e Moravian, if he found th a t th e f orme r was the act uatin g principle, to refuse his assistance, then the 200 o r 300 slaves w ould be left to perish in their darkness and sin. It was no part of the duty of the Church to refuse time proferred h e lp. Th e Church, in labouring urin to snake the most of th e su b serviency of t h e purpose of saving souls, was d • t h e monarch for doing and act- That then, was time first ine fully i n her duty. example of a Go. vernment making a selection of a faith, to be by them s i gna li se d d Constantine evinced all the greater strength of a r eligion, an cha ractera ill the act, as in establishing a new religion lie overthrew an old one. i n the adoption of the new worship, an hereditary one hadiko be overthrown. Time second example that we have in hist ory was a t th e refor mation, when a change took place in the religions of a number of countries in Europe—not a change from Paganism to Christianity, but fr 0,,,, Popery to Protestantism, or from one Christianity to another. There may have been other reasons besides those that can be alleged in v indication of this great system resolvable neither into conscience nor patriotism, as those which actuated the bosom of our own ca pricious and tyrannical Henry. We speak not of the reasons that explain, but only of these that justify the change ; and perhaps the best historical - example that can be given of them will be found in the Elec tor of Saxony, who established a religion under the Protestant faith. The faith of the m onarc h j us tifi e d t h e part h e too k i n it, an d it was the faith of his subjects which justified the part they took in it—their ac quiescence iescence in the ch ange. Wi t h ou t tracing our way back to the gr ound o the sincerity of James for example in his Catholicism, of Charles in his Episcopacy,„ on the Elector of Saxony in his Lutheran Protestant- In' t may he said of him who succeeded, and of them that failed in the establishment of their own doctrine, that all three, in the attempts they made, were alike conss' • And this might serve for the vindication conscientious. of the [nail even as it might serve for the vindication of five hundred men, if the power, instead of being concentrated in one indi vidual , were lodged in an assembly, and they gave their col , lective , en —ee in favour of the establishment which coincided with the views of the majority in that assembly. The act of the Elector of Saxony in setting up a Protestant establishment in his dominions, may have been at once the act of a sincere Christian, and sound palm lot. We may now carry our views onward in history —nay as far down from what has been done by Governments in former ages, to what is or should be done by Government in the present day; and at this moment there is no Legislative body in Europe more called upon to be up and ready on the principles of this great question, than the Par_ Lament of England. There is a loud, an incessant call on them for a wise and righteous decision. We cannot imagism a heavier misfortune to our beloved land, than that a measure so pregnant with mighty con. sequences both to the present and future generations, should be cast up at random, or blown ever in the whirlwind of party and political movement, instead of coining forth from the unfettered and calm consideration of high.minded and intelligent men. By far the greatest, and what should be time first consideration, is, what is truth ? But, if not disposed to entertain this ' the next best is the consideration question, me of t a is the most effectual regimen , for training the successive genera tions of a country in the virtues of good citizenship, and so as to be most likely to secure the blessings of a moral and religious p o p ulation. On either cons i deration we should not fear for our own protestantism, for though the two be different from each otherlin practice, in fulfilment th ere is a harmony between them. It is well there should be two principles altogether right and legitimate, on either of which the ques tion of a religious Establishment may be hinged, so that whatever the incapacity of senators might be to decide on the first of those principles, that is on the theological truth of any given system, there must remain the other —the moral and economic—the principle on which to ground their determinations, that is on the fitness of any system, by the influence and the lessons of its discipleship to humanize a population, and to im. part such habits as are best fitted for the comfort and virtue of families. It is competent for a Legislative Assembly to decide On the former, or to If Tr 'Pr give their suffrages for the maintenance of a national Church establish ment as well as that Divine authority which has prescribed the lessons of our education flamn Heaven, as on the ground of that human judg ment which tells of the best education for the virtue of good citizenship in Europe. We know it has been made the object of satire and ridicule that Parliament should entertain a theological question. I can see no extravagance in the notion of its being competent for the Legis lature to give their suffrages for the maintenance of the clergy. There might have been some truth in the statement had the proposition been to devolve on civil rulers, or to devolve on Parliament, the office of settling and of filling up the national creed even to its minutest articles, or of framing the whole polity of a Church, from the higheA to the lowest of its offices, from the most• solemn of its rituals to the most in significant of its forms. The settlement of these is the business of ecclesiastics; but the great question between Protestantism and Popery does not hinge on these—a question to which the public mind in many countries of Europe, and particularly in our own, is always awake, and to which the representative mind in the body of legislators was alike sensible. libis is not a question to be resolved in an assembly of priests and ecclesiastics, but may be entertained and decided upon also in any assembly of well-educated Englishmen—(Cheers);—and we cannot imagine a more testing evidence of the incompetence of a Parliament than that it should not be qualified to decide a question between the merits of Protestantism and Popery—(Loud cheers),—or which of the two systems, not in respect of policy, but in respect of the absolute truth and sacred obligation, is most worthy of being upholden as the national faith of these realms.—(Cheers.) This is not an abstruse, nor is it a manifold controversy, but one on which there do shine the brightest lights of moral and spiritual evidence—whether the Scriptures, as being of Divine authority, are the only rule of faith and practice in religion ; or whether the decisions of Councils, or Governments, can be admitted to an equal or superior lordship over the consciences of men ?—(Cheers.) This, of all countries in the world, is not the land where it should be difficult to find hundreds, or even thousands, of the upper and middle classes in society, with information enough and scho larship enough, to decide intelligently upon this qu6stion—(Cheers)— a land the richest in Christendom in the literature—(accessible to WO—the literature of the Christian evidences—the land of the Stilling fleets, the Clarkes, the Butlers, the Lardners, the Paleys, or, if any re coil from these ecclesiastical names, the land of those deep reasoners in philosophy :—Bacon, and Newton, and Milton, and Locke, and Boyle, and Sir Gilbert West, and Lord Littleton—all of whom have done pro foundest homage to Christianity—(Cheers) —men who have told with irresistible weight upon the argument that the voice in Scripture is the only voice which speaketh truth.—(Cheers.) In this nation, of all others, there are none with the ordinary schooling of gentlemen, who could not thoroughly inform themselves by the reading of a few weeks on this great question, so as to decide between the authority of the Bible and the authority of Rome's " Apostolical" Church—(Loud cheer- Ing)—between the miracles of the Gospel performed in the face of the then civilized world, and the mummeries of Papal superstition transmitted to us from the cells and convents which overspread Europe through tile dark and dreary millenium of the middle ages.—(Continued cheers.) We owe to the Protestant Church, and its Universities to gether, that this knowledge is so rife in this land—familiar as household words in so many accomplished circles and ancestral halls, and that not because of any professional interest in theology as a science, but in virtue alone of a full and finished education.—(Hear, hear.) It is thus that we have abundant material for a Parliament that could decide the question on its high and proper merits. We only need a Parliament of England's best principled and best educated men.—(Loud cheers.) But should we not be so fortunate—(Laughter)—should the disgrace ever befall us of vulgar, arithmetical politicians becoming lords of the as cendant—(Hear, hear)—should an infidel, or demi•infidel Governmen I wield for a season the destinies of this mighty empire, which would be willing, at the shrine of its own wretched partizanship, to make a sacri fice of those great and hallowed institutions which are consecrated to the maintenance of religious truth, and religious liberty—(Loud cheers) should, in particular, the monstrous proposition ever be entertained, to endow Popery —not to abolish, perhaps, but to abridge the legal funds for the support of Protestantism,—at all events, to uphold an anti-scrip tural,—with this aggravation, that it is at the expense, and with the diminution of a scriptural faith—let us hope, that there is still enough— not of fiery zeal, but of calm, resolute, and withal, intelligent principle in the land, to resent the outrage—(Cheers)—and enough of energy, to meet and to overwhelm it.—(Loud cheers.) Speaking of the compe. tency of men, not ecclesiastics, to decide the question, which hinges altogether on the authority and the evidence of the Bible, there is a striking difference, we apprehend, between the lay mind of France and England in this respect. You see a most remarkable dis play of this when Voltaire—(we shall take two most learned savans in both countries, thinking that they well represent the aggregate state of the lay mind in the two countries, as to the literature of what may be termed the Deistical controversy)—when Voltaire, in the examples he has quoted of the aberrations of the human understanding, along with the case of Roger Bacon, having written a book on witchcraft, brought forward also that of Sir Isaac Newton, who, in his later years, wrote a commentary on the book of Revelations. Now as to one great philosopher who transferred his mighty intellect from the study of the works of God to the study of his Wm d, this may have taken place at the decline of his life—but not, most certainly, at the decline of his understanding.—(Hear, and cheers.) He found a conviction between his old and his new contemporaries, and having seen further than all who went before him into the Godlike har monies of the world, he was tempted to search for, and at length did find, the traces of a wisdom no less marvellous in the Godlike harmo nies of the word,—and after having looked with steadfastness for years upon the majestic face of heaven, and calculated the lofty and magnifi. cent cycles of astronomy, he then turned him to the Scriptures, and found in the midst of an untravelled expanse the cycles of a system equally magnificent—whether he cast his regards over the Book of Re velation, or the Book of Daniel—who, placed on the eminence of a sub lime antiquity, looked through the vista of descending ages, and eyed from afar the structure of society in modern Europe, and he whose capacious mind had so long been conversant with the orders of astronomical economy could not but acknowledge the indications of the same presiding divinity, in the still higher ordinances of that spiritual economy which is unfolded in the Bible.—(Cheers.) And although we cannot but lament the deadliness of the injuries which have been done. by greatly philosophical infidels to the inferior spirits of our world, we feel it almost a proud thing for Christianity that all the giants, and the men of might in other days,—the Newtons, the Boyles, the Uockes, the Bacons, have worshipped so profoundly at her shrine. — (Loud cheers.) But chief of all is our great Sir Isaac, who, throned though he be by universal consent as the very prince of philoso pliers—(Hear, hear, hear)—is still the most attractive specimen of humanity which the world ever saw; and just because the meekness of his Christian worth so softens while it irradiates the majesty of his genius ; and never was there realized in the character of man so rare, so beautiful a harmony—that he who stands forth to a wondering species as the loftiest of philosophers, moved so gently and gracefully among his fellow-men, not more honoured for the glory he shed on the proud add of discovery, than loved by all for the milder glories of his nature HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING-ROOM. The Queen held a Drawing Room on Thursday afternoon at St. James's Palace. Her Majesty came in state from the new Palace, attended by her suite. The Duchess of Kent came in state to the Drawing Room, escorted by a party of Life Guards. Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady Flora Hastings, General Sir George Anson, Major-General Hill, and Captain the Hon. Frederick Spencer. Her Royal Highness entered the Palace by the Colour Court. Her Royal Highness's dress, on this occasion, was composed entirely of British manufacture. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Augusta (attended by Lady Mary Pelham), the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of,Sussex, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince George of Cambridge were present at the Drawing Room, and entered the Palace by the pri vate entrance. A Guard of Honour of the 2d Life Guards, with the band in state uniforms, were on duty in the large court.yard of the Palace, and the Queen's Guard, with their band, were stationed in the Colour Court. The two bands played alternately during the afternoon. Her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms were on duty in the Portrait Gallery, the Presence Chamber, and the state rooms. The corps were commanded by their standard-bearer, Mr. Reeve. Her Majesty stood in the centre of the Throne Room, a few paces i❑ advance of the Throne. In attendance on the Queen were the Mar chioness of Lansdowne (First Lady), the Marchioness of Tavislock, Lady Portman, and the Countess of Charlemont, Ladies in Waiting; Hon. Misses Cocks, Murray, Cavendish, Spring Rice, Paget, and Dillon, Maids of Honour; Hon. Mrs. George Campbell ; Lady Gardiner, and the Hon. Mrs. Brand, Bedchamber Women; the Duke of Argyll, Lord Steward ; the Marquis Conyngbana, Lord Chamberlain; the Earl of Albemarle, Master of the Horse; Viscount Torrington, Lord In Wait ing : the Earl of Surrey, Treasurer of the Household ; Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Clerk Marshal; Sir Frederick Stovin, Groom in Waiting; Lord Alfred Paget, Equerry in Waiting; Lord Kilmarnock and Mr. Cowell, Pages of Honour. _ . In the circle the following (foreign) presentations to the Queen took place : Countess de Maltzan, by Madame Dedel ; Countess de Montrelas, by Baroness de Cetto ; Count Raczynski, late his Prussian Mjesty's Minister at the Court of Copenhagen, by Baron Bulow. 'The presentations to her Majesty at the Drawing room were very nu merous. The Drawing-room was attended by the Austrian and. Russian Am bassadors ; the Neapolitan, Prussian, and Wurtemberg - Ministers ; the Bavarian Minister and Baroness Cetto ; Madame Dedel, the Lady of the Netherlands Minister; the United States, Spanish, Sardinian, Hano verian, and Saxon Ministers; Baron de Bourqueney, French Charge d'Affdres ; Baron Rehausen, Swedish Charge d'Affaires; Chevalier Itebello de Carvalho, Portugtv: e Charge d'Affaires; Banni Bentinck, Netherlands Charge d'Affaires ; Count de Forben Janson, Attache to the French Embassy; Baron Werther, Secretary to the Prussian Lega_ tion ; Mr. Richard Vaux, Private Secretary, and Mr. Henry B. Living ston, Attache to the United States Legation ; Baron Bertouch, Attache to the Danish Legation ; G. Capece Galeota dei Duchi di Regina, Secre_ tary of the Sicilian Legation ; the Chevalier J. de Sandoval, and F. lam. pillo, Attache to the Spanish Legation ; Mr. Colquhoun, Agent and Con sul General for the Hanse Towns ; Le Prince Don Livio Odewalchi, Duke de Syrniie, Baron de Zandt, Chamberlain of his Majesty ',he King of Bavaria ; Count de Montgelas, Chamberlain to the King o'.' Bavaria ; Count Maltzan, Chamberlain to his Prussian Majesty ; Bamn de Lagos, Count and Countess Zicky Ferraris, Le Comte de Somrnery, Major of Cavalry in the Austrian service and Chamberlain of his Imperial Ma. jesty ; Lieutenant Charles Langton. .Massingberd, (Austrian service) ; the Bishop of London, the Captain of the Hon. Corpse of Gentlemen at Arms, Viscount Combermere, Gold Stick in waiting; the Master of the Ceremonies, Sir Benjamin C. Brodie, Bart., Serjeant-Surgeon ; Sir William Burnett, K.C.11., Physician-General of the Navy ; Sir Edwin Pearson, Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard ; Colonels Sir Robert Gardiner and Sir James Reynett, Aides.de-Camp to the Queen; Rev. Dr. Dakins, Principal Chaplain to her Majesty's Forces ; the Dean of Hereford, Deputy Clerk of the Closet in waiting; Capt. Houl touts, Ensign of the Yeoman Guard ; Major Hyde, A',sistant Master and Marshal of the Ceremonies ; Sir Thomas Horsl , 4 Curties, Exon in Waiting of the Yeomen Guard ; Mr. James Bue,ce Curling, Clerk of the Cheque of the Gentlemen-at-Arms, Capt. Belf,drs, Exon of the Yeomen Guard ; Count Baptiste Metaxa, Lieut.-Col. :douverie, Silver Stick ; the Groom of the Robes, Capt. Courtenay Boy'.e, R.N., Groom of the Privy Chamber in Waiting ; Mr. Strachan, Geittleman Usher (in Waiting) to the queen, &c. &c. —his, the modest, unpretending excellence of a child-like temper— his, the pious simplicity of a cottage patriarch.—(Loud and long con tinued cheering.) Now, if all this knowledge is propagated among the people of England, well might we say there is material enough for a Parliament that could entertain a question between Protestantism and Popery on the theological merits of the question. Let us imagine, for a moment the concession made—though we think it neither probable nor just—that it is too much for a Parliament to decide between Protes tantism and Popery on any argument with respect to the truth—we recur to another argument, which it is surely competent for the most secular assembly to entertain; and that is, the argument grounded on that experience which tells es, with evidence too plain to be resisted, under which of the two systems it is that we can best provide for the moral and economical well-being of a population.—(Hear, hear.) We will not speak of the impolicy of France in her expulsion of the Hu guenots, who carried into other countries the arts and the habits by which thcy might have enriched their own. I will not speak of the con trast which strikes at a glance the traveller, between the Catholic and Protestant Cantons of Switzerland—l will not speak of the morality and industry of the population of the United Provinces, giving them an immeasurable superiority in every thing that makes to the well being of a nation, over the people of Spain—(Hear, hear) — that land of darkest superstition and despotism—the land of their former oppressors, against whom they nobly rebelled, and did so nobly triumph—the lesson may be learnt nearer home—literally, " he who runs may read" it in Ireland—(Hear, hear) —even with one cursory glance, in the course of a few days' rapid travelling. It is as the light of day; that same geography, which makes the distinction between the two faiths, also marks the distinction between, on the one hand, a po pulation of thriving families, and on the other hand, a land teeming with all political and moral disorders—a land of midnight tumults, whose " violence is abroad in the streets and highways" —and at home in the wretched hovels of squalid destitution, which marks the " finest peasantry on the earth."—(Hear, hear.) Give us the names of the Papal and Protestant countries, and we will draw a line upon the map xhich marks the districts where reign dominant a fierce and re. lentless agitation, and the homes of peaceful and industrious and orderly families decent and reputable even at the lowest grades of poverty.—(Cheers.) The truth is open to us all— the contrast between the province of Ulster and all the other districts of Ireland—in the difference of military force required in its two departments—in the vagrancy that meets us everywhere in one territory, and is comparatively rare in the other; these facts speak I for themselves to Statesmen afraid of the theological question; and we ask them to take up and meet the question on the ground of polity, and to tell us, in the name of all that is dear to patriotism, whether it were better to have a nation of Papists or a nation of Protestants in that island ?—(Cheers.) We arc fully aware of the hopelessness of such an appeal to politicians, who would barter away a bargain for the faith of whole countries just as they would barter away a bargain for the protec tion and encouragement of their commerce. There is a " volume of power" to be adjusted at home as well as in the broad theatre of Euro pean p and what takes place In the war of States may also Like place in the war of parties, when the temptation to make some useless sacrifice may occur, and when the best policy, and the moral interests of a nation are disregarded.—(Cheers.) If anything can add to this atrocity, it is when it is perpetrated—not by the simple adoption of that which is evil—but by the transmutation of good into evil—(Hear, and loud cheering)—not merely to plant a corrupt Establishment, but to change a better Establishment for a worse —in other words, to'root out Protestantism, to make room for Popery. --(Cheers.) We can imagine nothing so marking the utter absence and abjuration of all virtue in public men, as, with their eyes open, not to persist in what is bad, but—greatly worse--to retrograde into what is bad —(Cheers)--and lavish the resources of a nation on the maintenance of a faith which, of every form of religion, is the most fitted to degrade and vitiate a population.—(Cheers.) But when we observe that without the forfeiture of principle, but rather in compliance with its dictates—with the kindest and most upright policy—for the clergy to accept a national provision, and undertake in return the Christian education of the people; in like manner would we speak of the Established Church of Ireland, and of the task which, more than a century ago, they virtually under. took to perform—the Christian education of the people. lel that respect we speak only of the generations which are past; they have not ac. quitted themselves of that undertaking—(Hear, hear)—and it is in the spirit of even-handed justice that we make the avowal, for though it ,never can vindicate, it at least explains, perhaps in some degree pa hates, the indifference, nay, in some, the hostility, even unto death, of many of our statesmen, to the Church of the sister kingdom. It cannot be disguised that, with some illustrious and honourable exceptions, the clergy, as a body, have not, during the whole of the last century, done what they ought, or done what they might—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear")—for the cultivation of the vineyard made over by the State to their care, in return for their maintenance, and which they should by this time have put into and been keeping in good order.—( Hear, hear, hear) But we 'Must not lose sight of the utility of a machine in the badness of its working.--(Hear, hear.) We must see where the defect lies—not in the magnitude of its revenues, which the wayward politicians of one age are now labouring so hard to reduce—(Cheers)-- not in the number of its Protestant labourers, whom, by a strange per version of all sound policy, now that they are doing their uttermost to do good "in things pertaining to Godliness," are grappling with all kinds of economical reforms—( Hear, hear)—but in the corrupt exercise of the patronage of the Church in former times.—(Hear, hear.) Had the Church been what it ought to have been—a home mission—with its ministers acting like devoted missionaries, we should by this time have been rid of all embarrassment—there would have been no Catholic ques tion to perplex, because there might have been none or few Catholics.— (Hear, hear.) But matters there have not been so ordered—we need not - speak of pluralities and of, sinecures, and all the evils of clerical ab. senteeisin—these are the latent corruptions of the Protestant hierarchy in Ireland, and perhaps the only ones that strike public observation. But over and above these, there was a mistaken policy maintained and avowed even by the best clergymen, in the form of an honest though still a palpably erroneous principle, that it was to go beyond their legi timate field of labour at all to meddle with the Catholics of Ireland, which is just tantamount to supposing that the primitive Christians went beyond their legitimate province when they meddled with ire Pagans of the Roman empire.—(Loud cheers.) Even the most vene rated of their Prel a t es, Bishop Jebb, remarks this in one of The Duchess and Lady Aug usta S omerset were his letters, as if it were one of the principles of P ro t es t an t artaong th e rathionables at the Haymarket Theatre s on Thursday even. ministers in Ireland —e, maAim, 'we do not say unimsally, Dirt Her Majesty and Suite returned to the New Palace after the Drawing. room. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent honoured Mr. W. Ross, on Thursday, at the New Palace, with a first sitting for a miniature portrait. The Queen honoured the performance of Norma, at her Majesty's Theatre, on Thursday evening, with her presence. , .„, ;17.+ 7 - 2 .. syettVZ.,•:, but generally acted upon by them. Under the infi elide we need not wonder at the stationary ProtestaL almost unbroken Popery of Ireland.—(Cheers.) consequences of the misgovernment of the politicians Cons ; it may be traced to the want of public principle in. the men of bygone ages—those reckless Statesmen, g patronage of the I r i s h Ch urc h the mere instrument of subserviency to their party politics—(Hear, hear)—those reckless Clergymen, who held parishes as sinecures, and lived in utter indifference to the condition, or the interests of the people—(Hear, hear)—and even alter we have allowed the full share that belongs to the demagogues and agitators of the day, there still remains to these a heavy amount of the responsibility for the miseries of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) But there is the distinc tion between the use of a machine and the goodness of its work. ing—(Hear, hear)—and if the latter has not been satisfactory, that is no reason for giving up the former.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") Nor can I imagine a wider distinction than exists between the tem perate Reformers of 300 years back, who wisely retained the system of a religious Establishment, only committing it to better hands, and the " Reformers" of the present day, who have abridged, and would destroy, the Protestant Church ; and that, at the moment of a manifest revival In the zeal, in the devoted missionary spirit of its clergymen— (Cheers)—who, unlike their predecessors, are consecrating their whole time and talents to the moral interests of their country —we trust the agents of its coming regeneration.—(Cheers.) The truth is, that among the Established Churches of the empire, that of Ireland is, in revival of spirit and zeal, now the most prosperous of the three.—(Hear, hear.) While its "outward man is decaying," its " inward man is renewed and strengthened."—(Loud cheers.) It may be stripped of its temporalities ; but we trust that its high, indomitable spirit in the cause of a • pure, scriptural faith, will not so easily be quelled.—(Continued cheers.) Though despoiled of its rights, it will not abandon its duties—it will profit by the discipline of adversity—it will arise in its strength, and effecting the conquest of truth over the darkness of superstition, will add another victory to the triumphs of former generations.—(Loud cheers.) But though by the economy of things under which we live, it often occurs that the greatest moral and spi_ ritual good comes out of evil—that is no reason why we should do evil that good may come.—(Cheers.) Better that the injustice be not per. petrated—better that the ministrations of a scriptural Church be upheld.—(Cheers.) Man is to proceed not on that which is hidden, but on that which is revealed;—that which is palpable —and lie is to do all the good which he has the present opportunity of doing.—(Hear, hear.) And there is nothing more instructive in the philosophy of public affairs, than to observe that in those seasons when the Government is weak, and the spirst of the country is strong and wayward, the "pressure from without"—(Laughter)—carries it over the will and principle within—(Hear, hear)—and in those seasons when the governors and the governed may be said to have changed places, there is nothing more in structive than to notice the almost constant misdirection of the popular zeal, and so the misuse of that power, with which for a time the people may he said to be invested.—(Hear, hear.) Islowever good may be the Institutions of a country, that the country may have the full benefit of them it is indispensably necessary that they should be placed in the hands of able and upright functionaries, lest they become the instru ments of evil—not, however, because of the machinery, but because of the men to whose hands it is entrusted.—(Hear, hear.) What is the right object of reform ? (it may seem strange to ask the question)—the distinction of the machinery, or appointment of right men for working it ?—(Hear, hear)--yet it is to the former of these objects that the efforts of the Reformers of the present day are directed—they must have a fling at the machinery.—( Hear, hear.) There may be energy—there may be irresistible momentum—there maybe the impulse of good feeling and honest design ; but there is no discrimination in the masses.— (Hear, hear.) But what salutary influence one is apt to think, may be brought to bear upon the country, were its rulers virtuously and wisely to administer patronage ; * then, every good institution of the country, the Church among the rest, would be placed in far more advantageous circumstances for the general welfare of the community.—(Cheers.) But this is almost never the use to which the popular will is turned, and so when let loose upon the commonwealth, careless, either to purify or to correct, it is found prevailing only to destroy.—(The Reverend Doc_ tor finished amidst general cheering.) ROYAL ACADEMY. Yesterday, at two o'clock, her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lord Ccrhyng. ham, Lord A. Paget, Lord Torrington, Sir F. Stovin, Ladies Lansdowne, Tavistock, F. Hastings, &c. honoured the Royal Acadamy with their presence, to view the exhibition. Iler Majesty and the Duchess were received, and conducted through the rooms by the President, Officers, and Council of that irAstitution. At an earlier hour their Royal :Highnesses the Duke s.nd Duchess of Cambridge, with Prince George and the Princess of Cambridge, also visited the exhibition of the Royal Academy, previous to its being opened to the public, COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen visited the Exhibition of the Royal Academy in l`rafal_ gar square yesterday. Her Majesty and suite arrived in three open carriages. Sir Martin Archer Shee, President of the Royal Academy, and the Officers of the institution, received the Queen, who was ac com - pan ied by her august mother, and attended her Majesty through the different schools. Her Majesty was attended by the Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Marchioness of Tavistock, Hon. Misses Cricks and Murray, Marquis of Conynghain, Viscount Torrington, Six Frederick Stover, and Lord Alfred Paget. Lady Flora Hastings attended the Duchess of Kent. Viscount Melbourne and Lord 'john Russell had audiences yesterday of her Majesty, Prince Esterhazy and his daughter, the Countess Chorinsky, had an. audience yesterday of the Queen at the New Palace. The following joined the Royal circle at dinner yesterday : Viscount Melbourne, Lord and Lady Portman, Lord Gardner, and the Hon. C Murray. The Coldstream Band was in attendance at the Palace during the evening. The Royal dinner party at the Palace on %Wednesday included her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, attended Iby Miss Wynyard, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Mrs. Howley, the Duke of Argyle, Marquis of Conyngham, Earl and Countess of Verulam,.and Lady Mary Grimston,J Earl of Uxbridge, Viscount Melbourne., Viscount Falkland, Lord Glenelg ,Lord and Lady Ashley, and Lay Fanny Cowper:, Sir George Shee, and the Hon. Colonel Cavendish. The Baud of the Royal Regiment of Horr.,e Guards attende,:l during dinner. At the Queens Levee on Wedneal-Ay, Lord Frederick Beauclerk was presented by Viscount Duncannoi. J , Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took a drive in an open carriage and four on Thursday. The Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty yesterdly at Marlborough Houle. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Miss Kerr and Barou Knesebeck, visited the Exhibition of the Royal Adam morning, m y, yesterday The Duke of Sussex visited the Princess Augusta yesterday at Cla. rence Hou•e, Prince George of Cambridge honoured Mr. Cox. with his company at dinner on Thursday evening, in Grosvenor-Place,. Licatenant.Colonel Sir William Clayton, 'Lieutenant-col. Delap, Mr. Goring, M.P., and Mr. Ilesketh Fleer.vood had interviews wilts Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downinr,-street. The Belgian and Danish 'Ministers tra'asacted business yesterday at: the Foreign Office. Sir IL Donkin, Major Langley, Mr. Hutt, Major Craig, and Mr. Fitzsimons had interviews with Lord Glenelg yesterday at the Co. Toni Ofiicc. Baro;deßourqueney, the French Ch argerl'Affaires,h a d an inter 'view yeitcrday with Mr , Ponlett Thomson at the Office of the Board of Trade.